I signed up with the PTA for my sons school back in September. They put me in charge of the box tops for education I have tried to do my best without any help from them what so ever. I had no clue what to do and the women who is president was supposed to help me but never made any attempts. I was asked by my sons teacher to send in a a letter to send to parents about the box tops so I did, she took the letter to the principle and it was sent out to all parents, I get a call from the president and she wanted to know where I got permission to send that out, I told her that the principle was the one who approved it. She wasn’t thrilled that I went over her and straight to the principle, but I really didn’t since a teacher asked me to send in a draft. Here’s my problem I have no clue what to do with these box tops things she won’t call me to let me know when there is a meeting scheduled, actually I have heard that she doesn’t call anyone. Even before that letter was sent out she still didn’t call to tell me.
So now I am facing a delima what should I do just take all the collected box tops to the school with a letter attached saying this is your problem now you won’t help me I don’t feel I’m being treated fairly? I also wonder if I should send a letter to my sons teacher letting her know that I’m done with the PTA but still want to be a room mother. What should I do
Yeah but she told me that she would let me know what to do next and what not and never did she wouldn’t return any calls of any questions I had.
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August 27th, 2009 @7:09 am
It sounds like the PTA president is a bit of a control freak. When someone steps up to chair something, that person is responsible for completing the task, not running to the president for everything. If that was the case, the president should be doing it all. Don’t walk away from the PTA, they do a lot of good for the kids and the school and they definitely need volunteers.
As for the box tops, we collect them every quarter and give a pizza party to the class that collects the most. You can only send the box tops into the company twice a year and in return you will get a check for the school. (I don’t have the address in front of me right now).
The website is
This is how my school does it:
We keep boxes in each room for the students to bring them in. We send a letter home to parents about 2 weeks before the end of each grading period to remind parents about the deadline. Our box top coordinator collects them and counts them for each room. We give a pizza party for the class that collects the most during the quarter. When you send the box tops in, they have to be put into groups of 50 (they don’t have to be trim perfectly, but we do ask parents not to send in the whole side of the box or whatever the top is on). You can only submit them twice a year (I believe its Dec and Jun, but don’t hold me to that), and then your school gets a check for the money.
If you have a specific question, email me and I’ll try to answer it. If I can’t, I’ll ask our coordinator.
August 28th, 2009 @6:34 am
The first thing you do is contact your sons teacher and principal. Express politely what has occurred ( you are probably not the only one she has done this to ) Express that you are thinking of resigning from the PTA and what to do with the box tops.
If this needs to go further, then your sons teacher and principal can take any further action required.
( Connie Mom of 4 and 5th. Grade Teacher )
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